Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-07-27
AlED a. ADy1 I
DAKOTA NEWA.

great scarcity Of hslp.
Tho total assssssd valuation q Hyds
county i esa7, 200.
--watsrtovn's thrss Story paint faetosy
building Il completed.
The Methodists q Dsi3mst dsdioatsda
church recently costing e2,Soo.
--Tnveling man viii form stook com
pany and build hotel q Absfdssn.
Tho plans for the new Casholio Con-
vent at Aberdeen azs about completed.
The Northern Pacific dspot q Wahps-
ton was struck By ughtning md burned.
The county agricnltural soeisly d
Beadls win b held u Haroa ssptsnbsr
s. -rAs Hsstn CO lies q
consid dssIs 3ks sdvis6ahdy i -
parsonage.
The session laws Of ths last Isgisla-
ture have at Last been publishsd and -
now ON sale.
The treasurers quastsrly statement
shows that Hutchinson County has elS,-
210.25 to her credit.
Tho location Of Congregational col
lege at Fargo ID assured. A $4,000 build
ing win be erected.
The local option petitions ars nov
creating considerable excitement IN several
counties Of tho territory.
Tho assessed valuation Of Huchinsoa
County ID $4,000, ,000-a little over $780,
600 higher than last year.
New hay finds ready sale q ffom q 70
$3.50 per ton In Huron. Large quantities
will be baled for shipment.
The commissioner Of Immigration
will soon publish book giving valuable
information about the Territory.
The Press says humane society +
one OF the necessities Of Sioux Falls.
Cruelty to animals Is too prevalent
Tho Duluth, Watertown and PasiAc
Railroad Company viii positively build in-
to Huron this season. Cans over their linz
will be running into Huron before Novsm-
Der /, 1887.
Phil s. Campbell, Of Sioux Fails, hes
been appointed by Delegate Clifford cedet
to West Point. No competitive examina-
ton was held, which fact il causing some
u01Av0rAble comment.
The Dakota farmer reioicss over ~
magnificent prospects Of splsndd crop.
and not alone does he rejoice, since u
prosperity Of the farmer II the basis q ~
prosperity in the Northwest at least.
: Dakota among the States and TssTi.
tories stands sixth in the number Of bush-
els Of wheat produced. Only eleven 6taAea
| raise more oats, sixteen have more schools,
fourteen more newspapsss and but twelve
have more miles Of railroad.
Tho board Of county commissionsss r.
creased the assessed valuation Of Aber.s
deans city property 100 pr esnt. y issn
e677, ,22o to 81, $3.50, $50. All other postiona
! Of Brown County were increased from -
to 100 per cent. The total equalised valu-
alton Of the county IL 97.162, ,76A
While riding across the prairie shout
ten miles southwest Of Okobojo, on TIE
military reservation the other evening"
George Mosely saw man lying dead On
the prairie with . picket rope. around NJ
body, and was yet attached 10 his pony,
which was plunging wildly about An In
vestigation showed the victim 10 be Frsd
Krause, German in the employ Of G. r.
Russell, as herdsr. Il was AIst suppossd
that he met his death By Ightnins. andsse
reported, but it vas aftsrvasd asesstainsd
that he had been dragged 70 dsath. plain
trail over the prairie showing whsss ~ had
been drawn along. The point Of staztine,
where his hat and dinner nail yoro fuumd